Title taken from caption. Soviet flag flying above a house in Praeobrajensko, Medny Island, Russia. Photograph taken during the 1938 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian Islands.
Tikhon, appointed as bishop of the Aleutians and Alaska in 1898, returned to Russia in 1907. In 1917, he was elected to the office of Patriarch, an office he held until his death in 1925. The Orthodox Church in America refers to him as St. Tikhon,...
Tikhon, appointed as bishop of the Aleutians and Alaska in 1898, returned to Russia in 1907. In 1917, he was elected to the office of Patriarch, an office he held until his death in 1925. The Orthodox Church in America refers to him as St. Tikhon,...
Treaty concerning the Cession of the Russian Possessions in North America by his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russians to the United States of America; Concluded March 30, 1867.
Accession Number: 98-11
Made: Russia
Used: Sitka
Found: Sitka; Finland
Description: wood; painted; lacquer
Descriptive Narrative: Box, wooden or paper mache. Lacquer: black on outside, red on inside. Rectangular shape....
Accession Number: 50-68
Made: Russia
Descriptive Narrative: Brass cannon, mounted on a wooden support with iron mounts. Bore is 8cm diameter.
Found: Kodiak
Inscription: "No 1" inscribed on top surface of cannon....
Drawing of Urey Lisiansky (Lisianskii) for the frontispiece of the book "A voyage round the world, in the years 1803, 4, 5, & 6; performed, by order of his Imperial Majesty Alexander the First, emperor of Russia, in the ship Neva"
The competition was open to Alaska schoolchildren between grades 7 and 12. Benson was a 13 year old student at the Jessie Lee MIssion Home in Seward. The competition was organized by the American Legion, who collected a total of 142 entries from...
Congress was almost totally ignorant of Alaska, many suspected that the purchase was a bad bargain, and the only interest revolved around fur sealing. Therefore, many Congressmen were reluctant to pass Alaska legislation. Aside from the purchase,...
Contents: Letter of transmittal. Testimony of Chief Kah-du-shan from Wrangel; Chief Johnson (Yash-noosh) from Juneau; Chief Koogh-see fom Hoonah; Chief Kah-ea-tchiss from Hoonah; Chief Shoo-we-Kah from Juneau; Chief Ah-na-tlash from Taku;...
Exhibition: ASM 7-8/70 Descriptive Narrative: A certificate presented by Mathew Murav'ev, Chief Manager of the Russian-American Company, to Matvei Naushketl, a Tlingit chief. The certificate was given along with a silver medal "Soiuznye...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows writing on the side of the airplane the "Winnie Mae". The writing is a list of locations. It reads: "New York U.S.A., Harbor Grace N.F., Chester England, Hanover Germany, Berlin Germany, Moscow Russia, Novo...
(3:01 min.) (03 of 12) Ada studying Statehood Packets Hawaii -- Statehood for Constitutional Convention; State Constitutions -- compared all articles; Treaty -- Russia and the US; purchase of Alaska -- 1867; Article 3 -- Alaskans could choose...
57 second, black & white/silent film clip. This clip shows facilities being constructed and some of the air craft destined to be sent to the Soviet Union for defense against Germany during World War II . Clip is an excerpt from the Universal...